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. >> religion has always united the russian people. i think it is part of tradition. history shows everything has been done in the interest of god and religion. >> the role of the church in secular russia is being questioned more and more. during the past year, the relationship between the russian orthodox church and the state has been put under the microscope. some worry the opposition is becoming too close. >> the cathedral of christ the savior itself was the scene of the punk band, pussy riot's protest against putin's relationship with the church. in the christmas eve address, they called for pulte -- for freedom of speech to be protected. 2012 was a turbulent year in russia. many are hoping 2013 will bring peace and reconciliation. >> the french actor gerard depardieu has been offered an apartment by the russian government. he was showing off his new russian passport. he has threatened to give up his french citizenship over plans to raise taxes on the rich. there is a short list of three players showing off their skills in spain on sunday. >> how the use that -- h
. >> religion has always united the russian people. i think it is part of tradition. history shows everything has been done in the interest of god and religion. >> the role of the church in secular russia is being questioned more and more. during the past year, the relationship between the russian orthodox church and the state has been put under the microscope. some worry the opposition is becoming too close. >> the cathedral of christ the savior itself was the scene of the...
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i know this sounds odd, but i just had this strange feeling that he could be president of the united states some day. and i always joke, now i take betty lou to the track with me whenever i go. >> when obama ran in 2004 for the united states senate, david axelrod signed on as his media adviser. the little-known candidate with the unusual name defeated a half dozen rivals to win the democratic nomination. >> thank you! >> obama's come-from-behind victory won him wide attention. he soon got a call to deliver the keynote at the democratic national convention. >> and as soon as he hung up, he said, i know what i want to say. i want to wrap my story in the larger american story. and for the next three weeks, he was writing on little scraps of paper wherever he went, in between campaign stops. and he pulled it all together. >> the pundits like to slice and dice our country into red states and blue states. red states for republicans, blue states for democrats. but i've got news for them too. we worship an awesome god in the blue states, and we don't like federal agents poking around in our
i know this sounds odd, but i just had this strange feeling that he could be president of the united states some day. and i always joke, now i take betty lou to the track with me whenever i go. >> when obama ran in 2004 for the united states senate, david axelrod signed on as his media adviser. the little-known candidate with the unusual name defeated a half dozen rivals to win the democratic nomination. >> thank you! >> obama's come-from-behind victory won him wide attention....
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they're in the top 10% of income in the united states. that means housing is no longer accessible to the middle class. and when the middle class can't buy housing, the middle class as we have known it since 1950 ceases to exist. so that's part two of the book. i've got programs that don't work, programs that do work. and then the intellectual challenge which really took the longest period to get my head around was, okay, if you know that these programs don't work and you've got a good fix on why and you know these programs do work and you have a good fix on why, are you capable of developing a social program or a blueprint for a program that would work? and that turned out to be quite tricky. you would like to help children. you would like to deal with social disadvantage of children. and the road block turns out that it is simply not in the political cards whether you're on the left or center, right of center or right on the center. our government is not about to help children by directing significant social resources to their parents. s
they're in the top 10% of income in the united states. that means housing is no longer accessible to the middle class. and when the middle class can't buy housing, the middle class as we have known it since 1950 ceases to exist. so that's part two of the book. i've got programs that don't work, programs that do work. and then the intellectual challenge which really took the longest period to get my head around was, okay, if you know that these programs don't work and you've got a good fix on...
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. >> i don't think that the united states of america can be effective if we stand with the forces of autocracy in front of freedom. that's fundamental. >> i have to make that the final word. thanks to all of you here. quick programming note, stay with nbc news for special coverage of president obama's inauguration starting tomorrow on "today." i'll join brian williams for all of our coverage. that's all for today. if it's sunday, it's "meet the press." ♪ >>> some day, years from now, barack obama will be here in the national portrait gallery, alongside abraham lincoln and all the other presidents. but another image of him has taken its place already in our popular consciousness, and that is the november night the young senator from illinois was elected, as our country's leader. that night marked the before and after in american history, when the impossible became possible, when a might-never-happen event actually did. and whether or not you voted for barack obama in 2008 or 2012, we americans knew we were taking a giant step forward and living up to the country's proud ideal that a
. >> i don't think that the united states of america can be effective if we stand with the forces of autocracy in front of freedom. that's fundamental. >> i have to make that the final word. thanks to all of you here. quick programming note, stay with nbc news for special coverage of president obama's inauguration starting tomorrow on "today." i'll join brian williams for all of our coverage. that's all for today. if it's sunday, it's "meet the press." ♪...
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civil military operations center that was there to provide the command and control of those tactical units responding on the military side, this provided a perfect environment and opportunity for them to be able to interact with the civilian partners and provide the most appropriate response and understanding. very complex and again i just want to reiterate that the military, we know when we're responding in this type of environment that we're not coming in with the heavy capability and saying don't worry, we're here to help you and take over, we're here to complement and support you with the appropriate ways that you request our needs. the next few slides that i'm going to go over here shows some of the military capability and how some of those responses that we did during this exercise can also be applied at home in a domestic environment such as a response to maybe an earthquake here in san francisco. so the first part up there, you see a slide of some of the military that's getting ready to do some mapping and underwater environment general location to see what's going on with the pier
civil military operations center that was there to provide the command and control of those tactical units responding on the military side, this provided a perfect environment and opportunity for them to be able to interact with the civilian partners and provide the most appropriate response and understanding. very complex and again i just want to reiterate that the military, we know when we're responding in this type of environment that we're not coming in with the heavy capability and saying...
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everybody sitting at the table, i have a number of united states attorneys. almost all of them have been in the u.s. attorney's office before. some of them are still in private practice. good luck to them. but a number of us have bounced back and forth. i think a number of us would say the most rewarding time we have had has been the time when we were in public service. you are given the opportunity to contribute. it really is a gift. the biggest gift i have had the opportunity to do this kind of work. and if the challenge of attracting and retaining great people is one that cuts across administration's where you serve, another is responding to concerns about the patriot acts. i wanted to give you a chance about what the fbi has learned in your view about the patriot act since it passed. >> the greatest benefit of the patriot act was a breakdown of the statutory walls between the fbi and cia. those walls were erected some time ago where what you did internationally had very little bearing on what was done domestically and vice versa. you cannot get a picture
everybody sitting at the table, i have a number of united states attorneys. almost all of them have been in the u.s. attorney's office before. some of them are still in private practice. good luck to them. but a number of us have bounced back and forth. i think a number of us would say the most rewarding time we have had has been the time when we were in public service. you are given the opportunity to contribute. it really is a gift. the biggest gift i have had the opportunity to do this kind...
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way, as you know, i never thought in our lifetimes we would see an african-american president of the united states. what a wonderful location, that is something to celebrate. he has been here many times, president obama. the very surprised we had of being able to celebrate the first asian mayor of san francisco. it was not my doing, it was all of the people of san francisco saying it is about time we celebrate. thank you to the people of san [applause] i have a very short message. what did i have felt very strongly in my first elected year, but also during my tenure as interim mayor. we have a great deal of celebrate. we also have a great challenge in front of us. there are so many of our asian american friends, iranian friends, friends from the philippines, friends from our japanese-american community, are chinese-american community, waiting for the opportunity to come together to celebrate our diversity, but also to signal to our european friends, our latino france, we are ready to help lead this state. and helped change the conversation and not only celebrate diversity, but use diversity
way, as you know, i never thought in our lifetimes we would see an african-american president of the united states. what a wonderful location, that is something to celebrate. he has been here many times, president obama. the very surprised we had of being able to celebrate the first asian mayor of san francisco. it was not my doing, it was all of the people of san francisco saying it is about time we celebrate. thank you to the people of san [applause] i have a very short message. what did i...
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this comes from a united states military commander in the united states. i'll jump across the border and tell you why the stakes could not be higher. this is pakistan in 2005. 74,000 people were killed in this earthquake. 18,000 were kids going to school. most of the kids that died were younger and female because they didn't have desks so when the walls started shaking and the roof came down they perished. there was 9,000 schools destroyed or rendered unusable. 1/2 million kids displaced out of school. in earthquake, they call it the coy mot that means this apocalypse. at first there was a very heroic effort. infer natio international community helped. after katrina red cross got 2,000,000 for help and for this earthquake red cross received 6 million dollars. the united states sent in helicopters that conductd the greatest air lift in the history of mankind. moved about 20 thousand on thes in the mountains to keep 1/2 million people a hive during the wintertime. it was very heroic and people were grateful. aid has dropped 70 percent after a year in the wak
this comes from a united states military commander in the united states. i'll jump across the border and tell you why the stakes could not be higher. this is pakistan in 2005. 74,000 people were killed in this earthquake. 18,000 were kids going to school. most of the kids that died were younger and female because they didn't have desks so when the walls started shaking and the roof came down they perished. there was 9,000 schools destroyed or rendered unusable. 1/2 million kids displaced out of...
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the full faith and credit of the united states of america is not a bargaining chip. you can count on that the things i have said in the past, the belief we have to have stronger background checks and we can do a much better job in terms of keeping these magazine clips with high capacity of the hands of folks that should not have them. the assault weapons ban is meaningful and those of the things i continue to believe make sense. will all of them get through this congress? i don't know. >> welcome back. these of the stories making headlines. france is sending more troops to end terrorists linked troubles. the united nations is meeting over west african troops the health of the army defeat the rebels. france wants the security council the speed of the deployment of more than 3000 soldiers to form an intervention force. and a cleric that he calls a long march says he wants government dissolved by tuesday morning. he says he wants an end to government corruption. >> of the government in power is making history. they don't have the moral authority to continue. the people
the full faith and credit of the united states of america is not a bargaining chip. you can count on that the things i have said in the past, the belief we have to have stronger background checks and we can do a much better job in terms of keeping these magazine clips with high capacity of the hands of folks that should not have them. the assault weapons ban is meaningful and those of the things i continue to believe make sense. will all of them get through this congress? i don't know. >>...
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some technical issues such as what kind of agreements will be signed between the united states and afghanistan are important and many others. let me turn to the three speakers each of, will speak between 6-10 minutes. we will open it up to questions and dialogue that. let me start with a gem. >> my responsibilities for afghanistan go back to 2001. i think it is fair to say, at least the current regime in kabul. i start by looking back and try to spot the things we did wrong at the time fundamental errors. i received at the time and tried to do something which the film to do entirely and did nothing about. >> one was a decision not to deploy any international peacekeepers and enter the country. no police force and no army and we decided security will be an afghan responsibility. i think that was a major mistake. the second was to allow the coalition that we built for the war and peace conference for the bond conference to disintegrate. peron had be helpful. at this don had be actively not unhelpful. we failed to keep up to the standard and to succeed in addition to the years. the third carriage
some technical issues such as what kind of agreements will be signed between the united states and afghanistan are important and many others. let me turn to the three speakers each of, will speak between 6-10 minutes. we will open it up to questions and dialogue that. let me start with a gem. >> my responsibilities for afghanistan go back to 2001. i think it is fair to say, at least the current regime in kabul. i start by looking back and try to spot the things we did wrong at the time...
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a body was found in a ventilation unit at a building in adam morgan last night. this was in the 1800 block of biltmore street northwest. d.c. and montgomery county investigators say they are trying to determine whether the victim is michael po. the 23-year-old has been missing since the early-morning hours of new year's day. he split from his group of friend and never returned to his home in clarksburg, maryland. maryland. . >>> on capitol hill, the 113th congress is scheduled to be sworn n the new congress will bring with it some historic changes too. the senate will remain in democratic control but there will now be a record number of women, 20 including an all- female delegation from new hampshire. there will also be more racial diversity and the fewest number of veterans in congress since world war ii. >> and with this new congress, they will face some big battle ahead. they will need to deal with debates over massive spending cuts. >> one of the first items on their list is tackling aid relief for superstorm sandy victims. it is a bill that many thought woul
a body was found in a ventilation unit at a building in adam morgan last night. this was in the 1800 block of biltmore street northwest. d.c. and montgomery county investigators say they are trying to determine whether the victim is michael po. the 23-year-old has been missing since the early-morning hours of new year's day. he split from his group of friend and never returned to his home in clarksburg, maryland. maryland. . >>> on capitol hill, the 113th congress is scheduled to be...
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but it mobilized the region against the united states. it cost thousands of young men to come from north africa, syria, saudi arabia, we saw them when they came in, we captured many, we picked up documents, their primary motivation was this perception that abu ghraib represented the american way in the region and they were absolutely exercised about this. where that becomes perception, it's difficult for us to be credible players in the region. >> i want to ask you about a couple of areas that involve your judgment and decisions made in your career particularly toward the end of your career. one had to do with pat tillman, former nfl player who was awarded the silver star. we snow that in fact he was the victim of friendly fire. a very harsh criticism in a book with you i wanted to go through something he said on this program. this goes back a couple years. and allow you to respond to it and what he says about you. his point is that within 24 hours, he says, everybody on the ground, everyone intimately involved knew it was friendly fire t
but it mobilized the region against the united states. it cost thousands of young men to come from north africa, syria, saudi arabia, we saw them when they came in, we captured many, we picked up documents, their primary motivation was this perception that abu ghraib represented the american way in the region and they were absolutely exercised about this. where that becomes perception, it's difficult for us to be credible players in the region. >> i want to ask you about a couple of areas...
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the united states and the world stands with them. now, let me close by saying that this continues to be a very difficult mission. our forces continue to serve and make tremendous sacrifices every day. the afghan people make significant sacrifices every day. afghan forces still need to grow strong. we remain vigilant against insider attacks. lasting peace and security will require governments and development that delivers for the afghan people and an end to safe havens for al-qaeda and its ilk. all of this will continue to be our work. but make no mistake, our path is clear and we are moving forward. every day more afghans are stepping up and taking responsibility for their own security. as they do, our troops will come home. and next year, this long war will come to a responsible end. president karzai, i thank you and your delegation for the progress we've made together and for your commitment to the goals that we share. a strong and sovereign afghanistan where afghans find the security, peace, prosperity and dignity and pursuit of t
the united states and the world stands with them. now, let me close by saying that this continues to be a very difficult mission. our forces continue to serve and make tremendous sacrifices every day. the afghan people make significant sacrifices every day. afghan forces still need to grow strong. we remain vigilant against insider attacks. lasting peace and security will require governments and development that delivers for the afghan people and an end to safe havens for al-qaeda and its ilk....
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we recognize the united states interest and afghanistan and the region and the united states recognizes that afghanistan is a good country. and has a life of its own. it has a law of its own and has a social context of its own. in that social context afghanistan will move forward in partnership with america and also until partnership with the other countries of nato that have helped us in the past many years. will afghanistan, beyond 2014, be a country that you can visit as tourists? yes, it will. will afghanistan suffer the consequences of terrorism? it might on occasions. will the peace process work? it will. will the peace process take us back to times where the afghan woman could not go to work? no. will we keep our progress it is part of if peace process? yes. it is important today to get through this forum where the afghan woman council was created many years ago. if afghanistan will have peace but peace with the taliban will not drive us away from the gains that we have made. rather those gains will definitely be consolidated and those gains will remain with the afghan people. yo
we recognize the united states interest and afghanistan and the region and the united states recognizes that afghanistan is a good country. and has a life of its own. it has a law of its own and has a social context of its own. in that social context afghanistan will move forward in partnership with america and also until partnership with the other countries of nato that have helped us in the past many years. will afghanistan, beyond 2014, be a country that you can visit as tourists? yes, it...
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four days after high school i joind the united states army. not only to serve my country but to get the,gi bill to continue my education. then i saw young men and women from all across america. from farms and ranches and it matedm made me realize the strength in this country is not from commonality but our great diversity. i had a younger sister named gift of god and christa was a special girl because she suffered from severe epilepsy. she never once complained. she never said across word and it could or would take her an hour or two to line um... up her clothes and do our homework and get her lunch b bag ready. i'm the five minutes bed to - bus kind of guy, you know? well krista saw the baseball movie called field of dreams. very inspiring movie that takes place in the corn field in iowa and decided for her 23rd birthday she wanted to go see that place. she was living in minneapolis and packed her bags to go to the field of dreams. when my mother went to wake her up on july 24th 1992 she had died in her sleep from a massive seizure and it was
four days after high school i joind the united states army. not only to serve my country but to get the,gi bill to continue my education. then i saw young men and women from all across america. from farms and ranches and it matedm made me realize the strength in this country is not from commonality but our great diversity. i had a younger sister named gift of god and christa was a special girl because she suffered from severe epilepsy. she never once complained. she never said across word and...
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in britain and many outlets in the united states want to create an image of a villain from not only the iranian government but also the iranian people iran has been under sanctions for decades but it's only following the latest round the country's economy has been visibly shaken and it would have some people here in iran may now think it's down to the authorities mismanagement the majority still hold the u.s. and western responsible for this game change behind we have been here for years and as the supreme just quoted here suggests well look negotiate with america even for a moment the tension it's represents will most likely remain here for some time to come rational shakti teheran iran. and just a few moments as promised you can watch our exclusive interview with pakistani muslim cleric. wealthy british. markets. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike stronger for a no holds barred global financial headlines to report. the emission free cretaceous free in-store charge is free to make humans three. three stooges free. download free blog quality video for your
in britain and many outlets in the united states want to create an image of a villain from not only the iranian government but also the iranian people iran has been under sanctions for decades but it's only following the latest round the country's economy has been visibly shaken and it would have some people here in iran may now think it's down to the authorities mismanagement the majority still hold the u.s. and western responsible for this game change behind we have been here for years and as...
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the lexus luxury model between 2005 and 2011 at 385,000 units. the air bags may not inflate properly in reaction to electric signals from other signals and in the lexus, the front window wipers may not be properly secured and could get stuck. toyota says it has received reports so far of 18 incidents of the air bag defect causing injury in the united states. i'll have more updates for you next hour. i'm going to leave you with a check on markets. >>> a controversial new u.s. movie about the hunt for osama bin laden will not be shown in pakistan. distributors there say they're worried about how the public will react. the oscar nominated "zero dark thirty" depicts a cia analyst tracking down the former al qaeda leader in pakistan. u.s. forces killed him in a hideout near islamabad in may 2011. a marketing manager at a movie distributor says many pakistanis sympathize with bin laden and are frustrated with the u.s. military operation in the country. >> there are sentiments of the public towards taliban or towards, you know, osama. and this -- we mig
the lexus luxury model between 2005 and 2011 at 385,000 units. the air bags may not inflate properly in reaction to electric signals from other signals and in the lexus, the front window wipers may not be properly secured and could get stuck. toyota says it has received reports so far of 18 incidents of the air bag defect causing injury in the united states. i'll have more updates for you next hour. i'm going to leave you with a check on markets. >>> a controversial new u.s. movie...
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my whole unit, we all came back together. i was very lucky. when i got home i also had a completely average experience. i would say. and i'm not comfortable speaking for any particular veteran, everybody fought their own war. everybody saw something different. everybody reacts to it differently. my personal experience i had trouble thinking about anything other than grief, than thinking about the fear. the fear and the grief were as much about what kind of person am i, that came home, as fear of being in any particular surrounding. i knew i was safe in my head. i gist didn't know i was safe in my gut. so, how to kind of process that and deal with it. part of the grief is you come home and i got out of the military. i only did eight years, but your friends go back and just becausor war is over, doesn't mean they're war is over. so you worry for them, and you're helpless. on wednesday i was at the pentagon. i was lucky enough to be there when a colleague of mine, technical sergeant joe, got a silver star for his actions in afghanistan. he was cl
my whole unit, we all came back together. i was very lucky. when i got home i also had a completely average experience. i would say. and i'm not comfortable speaking for any particular veteran, everybody fought their own war. everybody saw something different. everybody reacts to it differently. my personal experience i had trouble thinking about anything other than grief, than thinking about the fear. the fear and the grief were as much about what kind of person am i, that came home, as fear...
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there are twelve cities in the united states in which half of the people with hiv aids lives within a year of a diagnosis of. over sixty two percent of those patients i diagnosed with aids this is a problem that frankly is substantially preventable it was like the big elephant in the room and nobody wanted to talk about it there were really good public health campaigns that people were really focused on this problem and you certainly should be able to have a lot less h i think a lot less human suffering. we speak your language. or music programs and documentaries and spanish more matches to you breaking news a little too much of angola's kid stories. you hear. that all teach spanish find out more visit. deadly rivals the decades. if you had fifteen thousand people killing each other in any other country there would be diplomats there would be a. self-imposed costs from society i will attack myself chemical attack my brother understand my. going to leave. the cause of my anger and my frustration. that. well into the. truth of the most violent gangs in us history. it's just all model ki
there are twelve cities in the united states in which half of the people with hiv aids lives within a year of a diagnosis of. over sixty two percent of those patients i diagnosed with aids this is a problem that frankly is substantially preventable it was like the big elephant in the room and nobody wanted to talk about it there were really good public health campaigns that people were really focused on this problem and you certainly should be able to have a lot less h i think a lot less human...
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the united nations also before the launch, saying that it broke a ban on missile tests. in the south korean president elect has called for a dialogue, but has made tough demands, saying that north korea must abandon its nuclear ambitions in order to cooperate. it will be key to whether those hoping for a falling of relations will have something to celebrate in 2013. of >> more impressive fireworks, right? 2013 has made its way across the levirate celebrations from samoa in the pacific, up two new york, sydney, and rio. let's get more common now. >> the organizers call it the world's biggest fireworks display. sydney harbour, 7 tons of pyrotechnics, at the cost of almost $7 million. one-and-a-half million people, spellbound by shells and sky bursts. 13 expensive, priceless minutes of aerial all. fittingly for a trading mitropoulos, shanghai had cosmopolitan extremities'. performed in the style of a red army santa claus with bayonets. another new entrant to the global firework contest was rangoon. the commercial capital burma. small beginnings, perhaps, for a visible sign
the united nations also before the launch, saying that it broke a ban on missile tests. in the south korean president elect has called for a dialogue, but has made tough demands, saying that north korea must abandon its nuclear ambitions in order to cooperate. it will be key to whether those hoping for a falling of relations will have something to celebrate in 2013. of >> more impressive fireworks, right? 2013 has made its way across the levirate celebrations from samoa in the pacific, up...
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it is expected on sunday, a united nations airplane will fly into rebel territory and a number of rebels will board the plane for the talks. much hope is placed on these talks, although there is much skepticism about the outcome. >> that is andrew simmons in the capital of the central african republic. sudan and south sudan are meeting in the ethiopian capital for the second day discussing oil and border issues with mediators. they came close to war last year, both accusing the other of supporting rebels in their territories. a report from syrian state media that a journalist or a pro- government television station has died from wounds sustained during a rebel attack. in syria, there are more reports of violence. residents in the damascus neighborhood have reported an explosion thought to have been caused by a makeshift bomb. no casualties have been reported yet. activists have reported shelling. they say there are casualties in one town. the pictures are said to show people pulling bodies from the rubble. we have several teams on the ground in syria. one is on the ground where there is
it is expected on sunday, a united nations airplane will fly into rebel territory and a number of rebels will board the plane for the talks. much hope is placed on these talks, although there is much skepticism about the outcome. >> that is andrew simmons in the capital of the central african republic. sudan and south sudan are meeting in the ethiopian capital for the second day discussing oil and border issues with mediators. they came close to war last year, both accusing the other of...
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nations -- the united states of america. and he was very specific. it wasn't some kind of abstract notion he was presenting. he said, i'm going to do it in health care, education and energy. now think about that, health care is one-sixth, and then you control the production and the price and you control everything and he tried to with cap and trade but failed. and education is the future. you control the three elements there and you've goten what lennon would call the commanding heights of a post industrial society. that's what he said he wanted to do. but you don't remember this because unlike me, you have real lives, you don't have to watch everything the man says, i do for my sins and they clearly are many, but he sprinkled that speech and the subsequent speeches until the georgetown speech with a phrase, the new foundation, which was never picked up on and never remembered, but it was in there. in fact, the name of the speech when they give out the printed version of it was called the new foundation. he already saw himse
nations -- the united states of america. and he was very specific. it wasn't some kind of abstract notion he was presenting. he said, i'm going to do it in health care, education and energy. now think about that, health care is one-sixth, and then you control the production and the price and you control everything and he tried to with cap and trade but failed. and education is the future. you control the three elements there and you've goten what lennon would call the commanding heights of a...
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in the refugee program, having worked with the united states or a u.s.-affiliated organization is one of the criteria that can help you get access to the program but it is not the sole criteria. >> this has been such a good hearing and a serious issue. we want to make sure that we continue this program -- these programs -- ensuring the safety of the refugees and the safety of the americans. have you been briefed on any possible effect that sequestration might have on the departments and these programs? >> at the state department, we have looked at overall sequestration. i know that our program has been adequately funded in the past. our expectation is that, in the coming year, that the program should be able to continue at similar levels. it would be hard to say it would be at the same level. a lot of the infrastructure we have in place overseas and domestically i think will remain. the question will probably be what happens in longer-term and i cannot answer that at this point. >> uscis is in an unusual position in that most of our programs including th
in the refugee program, having worked with the united states or a u.s.-affiliated organization is one of the criteria that can help you get access to the program but it is not the sole criteria. >> this has been such a good hearing and a serious issue. we want to make sure that we continue this program -- these programs -- ensuring the safety of the refugees and the safety of the americans. have you been briefed on any possible effect that sequestration might have on the departments and...
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one of the principal conflicts with the united states and pakistan at that time was the united states felt like that pakistan was not doing enough. with respect to the haqqani network in north wazirstan. and therefore people had a sanctuary from supporting the taliban in afghanistan. and they go back across the border. and that therefore americans were being killed by people who had a safe refuge and the pakistani army was not vigorous enough in going into north wazirstan even though it was difficult. >> uh-huh. charlie that is very interesting. i find this to be the most fascinating blame on pakistan or allegation on pakistan ever. because you know pakistan is a country which forth last ten years has gone through enormous, has had to, a not of our own choice but we have had to make enormous sacrifices. we lost 40,000 civilians in the last ten years. we lost 6,000 para military, military, law enforcement forces in the last ten years. we have had multiplicity of bomb attacks inside our colleges, schools, school buses, bazaars, villages, et cetera. now if we had the ability or the capac
one of the principal conflicts with the united states and pakistan at that time was the united states felt like that pakistan was not doing enough. with respect to the haqqani network in north wazirstan. and therefore people had a sanctuary from supporting the taliban in afghanistan. and they go back across the border. and that therefore americans were being killed by people who had a safe refuge and the pakistani army was not vigorous enough in going into north wazirstan even though it was...
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experts are predicting above normal significant fire potential across the northwest quarter of the united states. those of you who live in southern california are used to a phenomenon called the santa ana winds. when you take into account dry conditions, we're in the part of the year when those winds start to change directions, we do have the opportunity for significant fire events throughout the california area. so, with that, what i'd like to do is kind of focus our discussion on 3 major areas.. command and control, relationships and resources. with that, let me start off with the first question, we got a lot of discussion yesterday about command and control. i just wanted to give an opportunity for our panelists to talk about when a fire occurs within california and what is the system that you respond on in california and who is in charge of that fire and what happens when those fires grow into multiple fires as we've seen in 2003 and 2007 and how do you manage multiple fires and get the resources to the right place and organize that not only at the fire but the operations centers that
experts are predicting above normal significant fire potential across the northwest quarter of the united states. those of you who live in southern california are used to a phenomenon called the santa ana winds. when you take into account dry conditions, we're in the part of the year when those winds start to change directions, we do have the opportunity for significant fire events throughout the california area. so, with that, what i'd like to do is kind of focus our discussion on 3 major...
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>> well it's actually pretty rare for the united nations to talk about measurements. they usually talk in terms of absolutes, like rights for all no more poverty. here, what they did is phenomenal. they picked goals, eight of them. number 1 is about poverty, cutting poverty in half by 2015. it's already been achieved. they picked childhood death rates, the number of kids who die under five, which was 12 million back in 1990. it's on a path by 2015 to be under six million. so that's a 50% reduction, faster than any time ever. and so the goals for the first time got u.n. agencies and donors thinking, another does our money really impact this measure? which country is doing it well? so ethopia is a star because although they started from a bad situation, they cut their childhood death rate in two-third, and that was by looking at people who had done it well, and now they've become the example for all of africa how by putting in cheap, primary health care you can achieve an amazing result like that. >> rose: so on balance you give them high marks for what they've of they'
>> well it's actually pretty rare for the united nations to talk about measurements. they usually talk in terms of absolutes, like rights for all no more poverty. here, what they did is phenomenal. they picked goals, eight of them. number 1 is about poverty, cutting poverty in half by 2015. it's already been achieved. they picked childhood death rates, the number of kids who die under five, which was 12 million back in 1990. it's on a path by 2015 to be under six million. so that's a 50%...
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is going up in the united states. >> the white house in washington d.c.. how jazeera has coverage in just a handful of cities including washington and new york. it will mean an increase of staff numbers in the u.s. there will be operations in new york, miami, chicago, and los angeles. the channel has not been given the necessary government approval. >> there is a $95 billion business in the u.s., but growers have seen an increasing amount of their market share go to independent growers. >> behind this door between teamsters on an industrial new jersey street, and the dance between dumpsters on an industrial -- dumpdyrtd -- dumpsters on an industrial new a battle isket, brewing. americans have developed an unquenchable thirst for craft beers. there are three employees and a booming business. each year, sales for craft brewers grow another 15%. when microbrewers become macro bourse, the thick thighs become --
is going up in the united states. >> the white house in washington d.c.. how jazeera has coverage in just a handful of cities including washington and new york. it will mean an increase of staff numbers in the u.s. there will be operations in new york, miami, chicago, and los angeles. the channel has not been given the necessary government approval. >> there is a $95 billion business in the u.s., but growers have seen an increasing amount of their market share go to independent...
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if congress refuses to give the united states government the ability to pay these bills on time, the consequences for the entire global economy would be catastrophic, far worse than the impact of a fiscal cliff. >>reporter: now, the u.s. went over its debt limit of $16.4 trillion debt limit on monday. yesterday treasury secretary timothy geithner sent a letter to congress telling them that the treasury has begun to take extraordinary measures to keep paying its debts but warned that those measures will run out on february 28th. wisdom and sarah. >> all right, melany, thank you. >>> after days of dealing with fiscal cliff negotiations, president obama will return to hawaii to finish his vacation. the president left last night and the obamas began their annual end-of-the-year vacation back on december 21st, but the president, of course, forced to return to the white house last week for fiscal cliff talks. the obama family returns to the white house this weekend. >>> well, one piece of business the house failed to act on in a bill to help the victims of superstorm sandy. that particular
if congress refuses to give the united states government the ability to pay these bills on time, the consequences for the entire global economy would be catastrophic, far worse than the impact of a fiscal cliff. >>reporter: now, the u.s. went over its debt limit of $16.4 trillion debt limit on monday. yesterday treasury secretary timothy geithner sent a letter to congress telling them that the treasury has begun to take extraordinary measures to keep paying its debts but warned that those...
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one not countries like turkey, or the united states? why do we have to have something the, where people in pakistan, some people, rightly or wrongly, say we are facing a difficult situation? that is why we have a concern. apart from that, nothing else. >> second row, over here. >> hello? mr. jawad, my name is -- >> you are ok. >> director of operations at the world bank. i like your comment that economic prosperity is probably the most important aspect of the transition. we are speaking about long-term schemes. in rehabilitation of countries, the world bank has taken a lead, oftentimes, in countries in latin america, eastern europe, and many others, and even in pakistan. short-term schemes will development. social development schemes have been put into action which have a lead time for results which are very much shorter than you talk about. to what extent, in afghanistan, have those kinds of schemes and applied? to my mind, in addition to the parallel track with the long schemes, we need shorter schemes, which addresses some of the oth
one not countries like turkey, or the united states? why do we have to have something the, where people in pakistan, some people, rightly or wrongly, say we are facing a difficult situation? that is why we have a concern. apart from that, nothing else. >> second row, over here. >> hello? mr. jawad, my name is -- >> you are ok. >> director of operations at the world bank. i like your comment that economic prosperity is probably the most important aspect of the transition....
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in a few months our united states supreme court will be deciding a number of cases that at their core go to the very question of whether or not we as members of the lgbt community are equal under the constitution and under the laws of this country. and what a better time for the city and county of san francisco to send a message that recognizes the dignity and humanity of this community, by dodging the contributions of one of its heroes harvey milk. that is what this is about. my proposal to name this airport is the first airport named after an openly gay person we are in no way trying to diminish the work and accomplishments of other individuals who are also deserving of that honor. this has to be viewed in the context of what is happening in this country and in this world. it has to be viewed in the context of history. one of the things that i have learned about my term on the board of supervisors is that time flies. time goes by very quickly. i am now beginning my fifth year as a member of this board. and the decisions that we make are important. they are the most important when we
in a few months our united states supreme court will be deciding a number of cases that at their core go to the very question of whether or not we as members of the lgbt community are equal under the constitution and under the laws of this country. and what a better time for the city and county of san francisco to send a message that recognizes the dignity and humanity of this community, by dodging the contributions of one of its heroes harvey milk. that is what this is about. my proposal to...
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to get at them itself when the united states was puzzling over its resurgence in afghanistan as a military challenge that had been neglected in the years after the 2001 arab emirates that it presented itself as a grave dilemma to the obamacare administration so we try to provide the regularity about this phenomenon recognizing the cliche image of the of one i aid malaya and his band of fanatics was inaccurate and falsified the problem. said not to prosecute a particular view of the taliban but look at its diversity and aspects of the character fetter not part of american debate to. i am really proud of this book and peter whose leadership from new america has been a joy in my office to support him and watch him. the last thing i want to talk -- that i want to say is with the research is part of a much broader body of work that we engaged in it and hope your subscribers and readers as you are with foreign policy with conferences and publications, anyway we are pleased to have this occasion and have a discussion about the subjects that are in the book for foreign policy. [applause] >> thank
to get at them itself when the united states was puzzling over its resurgence in afghanistan as a military challenge that had been neglected in the years after the 2001 arab emirates that it presented itself as a grave dilemma to the obamacare administration so we try to provide the regularity about this phenomenon recognizing the cliche image of the of one i aid malaya and his band of fanatics was inaccurate and falsified the problem. said not to prosecute a particular view of the taliban but...
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it costs just $9.95 a month per unit. it's perfect for my budget. affordable coverage and guaranteed acceptance? we should give them a call. do you want to help protect your loved ones from the burden of final expenses? if you're between 50 and 85, you can get quality insurance that does not require any health questions or a medical exam. your rate of $9.95 a month per unit will never increase, and your coverage will never decrease. so call now and ask one of their representatives about a plan that meets your needs. go call now! we'll finish up here. nature knows all about baking. just mix together a few simple ingredients... and "voila". so for truvia baking blend, we mix sweetness from the stevia leaf with sugar, for a blend that bakes and browns like sugar, with 75% fewer calories per serving. try our new southwestern mac and cheese with grilled chicken, served with soup or salad. chili's lunch combos. starting at 6 bucks. more life happens here. blast of cold feels nice. why don't you use bengay zero degrees? it's the one you store in the freeze
it costs just $9.95 a month per unit. it's perfect for my budget. affordable coverage and guaranteed acceptance? we should give them a call. do you want to help protect your loved ones from the burden of final expenses? if you're between 50 and 85, you can get quality insurance that does not require any health questions or a medical exam. your rate of $9.95 a month per unit will never increase, and your coverage will never decrease. so call now and ask one of their representatives about a plan...
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. >> if it does pass will it be effective and solve the budget problem in the united states? >> no. major issues have not been addressed so far. if you look at the questions of automatic spending cuts and other federal programs they have been postponed for two months. and also included in this debate the u.s. once again reached their debt ceiling at $16.4 trillion u.s. dollar. the ceiling needs to be raised again. we are looking at further heated discussions. >> what about the world economy in general? >> if the current compromise passes the house of representatives the risk of the u.s. economy being pushed back into recession is calm as of now. the spending of private households is not endangered as it might have been and they are saying the u.s. economy will continue to grow in a moderate way. that is at least not bad news for the u.s. economy that the world economy is so dependant upon. >> thank you so much for your analysis. >> the north korean leader delivered a surprise new year's message and promised plenty of change in 2013. >> he vowed to turn around the countries flounderi
. >> if it does pass will it be effective and solve the budget problem in the united states? >> no. major issues have not been addressed so far. if you look at the questions of automatic spending cuts and other federal programs they have been postponed for two months. and also included in this debate the u.s. once again reached their debt ceiling at $16.4 trillion u.s. dollar. the ceiling needs to be raised again. we are looking at further heated discussions. >> what about the...
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. >> reporter: khan's key difference is his policy for the united states. he has favored keeping the good relationship with the u.s. and important incentive. and governments have by and large turned a blind eye to u.s. drone attacks. but public anger over civilian casualties is growing. anti-u.s. sentiment is on the rise khan says pakistan has suffered enough during the past decade. it resonates with voters. >> translator: let's withdraw from the meaningless war led by america. what we need is a new policy. >> when you do a bomb attack on a village through artillery or helicopter or dron, it kills innocent people and when you have innocent -- when people lose family members, these people are warriors. they pick up a gun and they become militants. this war has created more extremism. today there is more extremism than ever in pakistan. >> reporter: khan has lend support to u.n.-led positions. hideki, nhk world, islamabad. >>> south korea has been in news for its dance music. there's also a dark side. south korea has the highest suicide rate. elderly people a
. >> reporter: khan's key difference is his policy for the united states. he has favored keeping the good relationship with the u.s. and important incentive. and governments have by and large turned a blind eye to u.s. drone attacks. but public anger over civilian casualties is growing. anti-u.s. sentiment is on the rise khan says pakistan has suffered enough during the past decade. it resonates with voters. >> translator: let's withdraw from the meaningless war led by america. what...
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do you solemnly swear to support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic; that you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which you are about to enter, so help you god? >> i do. >> congratulations, senator. >> please raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic; that you will bear full faith and allegiance to the same; that you take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which you are about to enter, so help you god? [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] to the most important job. that's what i keep telling my grand kids. cowal old are you? >> nice to see you guys. [inaudible conversations] >> do you solemnly swear that he will support
do you solemnly swear to support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic; that you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which you are about to enter, so help you god? >> i do. >> congratulations, senator. >> please raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear...
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is but people in the region and beyond see what the united states and the europeans are trying to do so the image of the united states and europe is that has been severely damaged but iran's image has also been damaged when recent poll shows iran touch the least as the country with the most negative image popular stereotypes include doesn't your i'm really just fanatics. in britain and many outlets in the united states want to create an image of a villain from not only the iranian government but also the iranian people iran has been under sanctions for decades but it's only following the latest round the country's economy has been a visibly shaking and it would have some people in iran they now think it's down to the authorities mismanagement the majority still the u.s. and western responsible for this painting behind me have been here for years and as the supreme was quoted here suggests well look with america even for a moment the tension it's represents will most likely remain here for some time to calm rational shakti. iran. now for more news making headlines around the world or
is but people in the region and beyond see what the united states and the europeans are trying to do so the image of the united states and europe is that has been severely damaged but iran's image has also been damaged when recent poll shows iran touch the least as the country with the most negative image popular stereotypes include doesn't your i'm really just fanatics. in britain and many outlets in the united states want to create an image of a villain from not only the iranian government...
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katie colby and moving on one of the hottest topics this week is the so-called debt ceiling in the united states the republicans opposed to staying the limit on government borrowing but unless the ceiling is raised the world's largest economy will actually run out of money next month that could default on its payments including social security medicare unemployment insurance and much much more and how bad would a default really be for the united states what if we were actually fearing what's that's the question i asked mark priest of capital here's what he said. if it doesn't raise the ceiling we have the unprecedented scenario of the u.s. defaulting perhaps on some of its bombs there's no two ways about it but with some shock waves across the world and across the financial markets. and we would we would see everything plugged into into trouble for everyone who knows how long but it would be something that a set is unprecedented and hopefully will never reach that stage basically from what you're saying it sounds like the other options like de faulting debt restructuring selling alaska no
katie colby and moving on one of the hottest topics this week is the so-called debt ceiling in the united states the republicans opposed to staying the limit on government borrowing but unless the ceiling is raised the world's largest economy will actually run out of money next month that could default on its payments including social security medicare unemployment insurance and much much more and how bad would a default really be for the united states what if we were actually fearing what's...
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reach the united states constitution? -- the united states constitution? >> i do. >> this is my daughter. >> hello, mali, how are you? -- molly, how are you? >> how are you? >> do not hide. >> she is a start. -- star. quest congratulations, everybody. enjoy the day. -- >> congratulations, everybody. enjoy the day. >> thank you again. >> thank you. >> we go back. >> i have been here for 200 years. >> i will tell you a story about that. >> they are just plain old nuts and bolts. all right. >> to you solemnly swear you will support and defend the constitution of the united states? do you take this obligation freely? so help you god? >> i do. [indiscernible] >> how are you. ? >> you will be forest. spread your legs. -- you will be frisked. spread your legs. >> good to see you. >> hello. how are you? what is your name? you are ok. i will be darned. you look great. ok. what you will do -- we will reenact this. ready? >> do you solemnly swear you will support and defend the constitution of the united states? you take this obligation without any reservation? so he
reach the united states constitution? -- the united states constitution? >> i do. >> this is my daughter. >> hello, mali, how are you? -- molly, how are you? >> how are you? >> do not hide. >> she is a start. -- star. quest congratulations, everybody. enjoy the day. -- >> congratulations, everybody. enjoy the day. >> thank you again. >> thank you. >> we go back. >> i have been here for 200 years. >> i will tell you a story...